Huangfu Longdou was a little displeased after encountering a few obstacles consecutively.
He was so angry that he almost went back right away aafter being treated very rudely.
However, he had accepted Chen Xuanfeng's benefits and promised to help.
If he went back right now, it would not look good.
Hence, Huangfu Longdou patiently asked for the village chief's residence, intending to get to the bottom of it.
The one who had asked the Heavenly Sword Sect for help was the village chief's son. Therefore, there should not be any problem for him to look for the village chief, right?
However, this was what he heard:
"Young Hero, please don't ask about the Niu Village anymore."
The village chief frowned slightly and hesitantly gave such a reply.
This time, Huangfu Longdou and Xiaohu were even more confused.
"A few days ago, wasn't it your son who came to the Heaven Sword Sect to ask for help? Why don't you let me talk to your son?"
It would have been better if Huangfu Longdou didn't mention it. Once this matter was brought up, the village chief, who was nearly eighty years old, shed his tears on the spot and turned around to walk into the house.
Xiaohu was slightly stunned. Tugging at the corner of Huangfu Longdou's clothes, he asked, "Senior Brother, what does the old village chief mean by this?"
Huangfu Longdou himself did not know. He only shook his head slightly.
A moment later, the village chief walked out of the house with a white lantern in his hand.
He bent his body and used all his strength to hang the white lantern at the door. He wiped his face and said, "My son... died today..."
This time, Huangfu Longdou and Xiaohu were silent.
Xiaohu turned around and looked behind him. The dirt road was almost covered with paper money.
He was still young, but he felt sad for a moment, and his eyes were also a little red.
Just then, Huangfu Longdou patted Xiaohu's shoulder and turned around to ask,
"Old Sir, so many people died in the village these days. Something strange must have happened."
"No, no." The old village chief shook his head stubbornly as if he was hiding something.
Huangfu Longdou saw that the old village chief was unwilling to tell him, so he said patiently,
"Village Chief, I don't know why you are hiding it, but if you don't tell me, people will definitely die in the village."
When the old village chief heard this, his entire body trembled. He hesitated for a moment before shaking his head and saying,
"They won't. We have already given them offerings. No more people will die."
Upon hearing this, Huangfu Longdou took a step forward and asked,
"Offerings? What are they offering? Who are they offering them to?"
Huangfu Longdou was 1.8 meters tall. With his tendons and muscles, taking a step forward was indeed quite intimidating.
The old village chief was shocked. Under Huangfu Longdou's continuous questioning, he subconsciously spat out two words:
"Fox Spirit..."
Hearing this answer, Huangfu Longdou frowned slightly.
It seemed that a fox demon had come to the village.
And the reason why these villagers did not like Huangfu Longdou and Xiaohu was that they must have believed in some superstition and given them to the consecrators.
In the eyes of the villagers, after giving them the consecrators, the so-called Hu immortal would definitely not come to harm people's lives anymore.
Therefore, they were worried that the interference of the Heavenly Sword sect would make things unmanageable.
However, how could Huangfu Longdou believe these things.
What Fox Spirit?
"Do you think that you can send that demon away with just a random consecration?!"
Huangfu Longdou said coldly with disdain.
This time, the village chief suddenly became nervous, so e quickly pulled Huangfu Longdou over.
"I don't dare to talk nonsense. How can Fox Spirit be a demon? !"
After saying that, he hesitated for a moment and continued,
"Our consecration is sincere enough. Lord Hu Immortal will definitely give it to our Niu Village."
The village chief's tone was somewhat firm, but at the same time, he also seemed to blame himself. This made Huangfu Longdou feel that something was not right.
Xiaohu, who was standing at the side, finally could not help but ask,
"Village Chief, what exactly did you consecrate to Hu Immortal?"
He was afraid of agitating the village chief, so he deliberately went along with the way Xiaohu addressed Fox Spirit.
When the village chief heard that, he seemed to ease up a little. After a moment of hesitation, he said,
"The offering... is my son."
After saying this, the old village chief wiped his tears again.
This time, Xiao Hu could not help but turn pale with fright.
Even Huangfu Longdou was slightly stunned.
This so-called consecration was actually a living human?!
"As the head of a village, I naturally have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting the Niu Village.
"Unfortunately, Fox Spirit only wants strong men, and he doesn't want me. Therefore, I can only sacrifice my son."
This time, Huangfu Longdou and Xiaohu were silent.
This village head actually wanted to sacrifice his son to consecrate a demon for the sake of the village.
He was simply crazy!
"Is your son Willing?"
Huangfu Longdou asked calmly.
This time, the old village chief became excited instead. He poked the dirt road with his walking stick:
"Is this something that about willingness?!"
"If he doesn't sacrifice himself, people will definitely die in the village. This is for the sake of the overall situation!"
Huangfu Longdou's brows suddenly scrunched up tightly.
For the greater good, pushing his own son into the fire pit.
Was such a person worthy of being a father?
"Xiaohu, let's go."
Huangfu Longdou turned around and prepared to leave.
Following a hesitation, Xiaohu asked, "Are we not going to care about the Niu Village's matters?"
As Huangfu Longdou's footsteps paused, he turned around to look at Little Hu and the village chief and said word by word,
"They are not worthy!"
After saying this, he left without looking back.
Xiaohu hesitated for a moment before he turned back to look at the village chief, who was in tears. In the end, he still followed Huangfu Longdou's footsteps.
In his opinion, although these people were ignorant, they were also very pitiful at the same time.
However, Huangfu had already said that he wanted to go back, so there was nothing he could do.
...
The two of them walked on the dirt road in the village. As their feet stepped on the white paper money, slight cracking sounds could be heard.
Every household closed their doors tightly, as if they did not dare to come out.
Although the sky had darkened, the Moon had unknowingly hung in the sky. The clear moonlight shone on the ground, and the road could be seen clearly.
However, it made the road covered with paper money even more strange.
Xiao Hu nervously followed behind Huangfu Longdou. As he walked, he couldn't help but look around.
In this kind of atmosphere, he was more or less afraid. He was afraid that something dangerous would suddenly appear from a corner.
However, as he walked, someone patted his shoulder.
Xiao Hu's body stiffened. He straightened his neck and looked in front of him. It was unknown when Huangfu Longdou had disappeared.
"Senior Brother Huangfu, is that you? Don't tease me anymore."
However, there was no response from behind him.
Next, he seemed to have asked about a strange and unpleasant smell.
This seemed to be...
The smell of a fox!